Zaid Kalam

Proud member of digital media team; Coordinator for Asia News Network (ANN)

ANN marks its 20th anniversary

Senior editors and journalists attend the annual board meeting of the Asia News Network (ANN), an alliance of 23 leading English-language newspapers of Asia, in Seoul of South Korea.

5y ago

Interactive map: Bangladesh 150th in World Press Freedom Index 2019 ranking

Working condition for journalists in Bangladesh was worrying as reporters covering protests and the election were the targets of unprecedented violence, Reporters Without Borders says in its latest report.

5y ago

Interactive profile: Loved ones we lost in Banani FR Tower fire

Let’s not forget the people who lost their lives in Thursday’s Banani FR Tower fire. Six women and 20 men, who became victims of the horrific blaze in a single incident, should remind us of our collective responsibilities to prevent such disaster.

5y ago

Interactive Chart: Fire incidents on rise in Bangladesh

Incidents of fire are rising rapidly all over Bangladesh. After analysing the data provided by Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, a rising trend in the fire related incidents are seen starting from 2006 to 2018.

5y ago

Bangladesh among Asia's top 10 generous countries

Bangladesh stood ninth among its Asian neighbours in an international ranking of generous countries.

5y ago

Bangladesh ranks 9th in most generous country in Asia

Bangladesh stands in the ninth position among its Asian neighbours in an international ranking as the most generous country. With an overall score of 31 per cent, the country has been ranked 74 in the world and fourth in South Asia in the CAF World Giving Index 2018.

5y ago

#10YearChallenge: I celebrate myself, and sing myself

From celebrities to survivors of horrific accidents their split-screen photos of #10YearChallenge have gone viral on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

5y ago

Daily Star covering #bdpolls2018

Follow The Daily Star's special coverage on #bdpolls2018 as over 10 crore voters will pick 300 lawmakers from 1,841 candidates in December 30’s 11th general election.

5y ago
November 30, 2014
November 30, 2014

Guerrilla Commander Bachchu Part 1

Guerrilla Commander Nasiruddin Yusuf Bachchu gives an account of the last battles of freedom fighters who were under his command against the Pakistani army just days before December 16 in 1971.

November 29, 2014
November 29, 2014

Guerrilla Commander Bachchu Part 2

Guerrilla Commander Nasiruddin Yusuf Bachchu gives an account of the last battles of freedom fighters who were under his command against the Pakistani army just days before December 16 in 1971.

November 28, 2014
November 28, 2014

Interview: War crimes researcher Shahriar

Writer, historian and war crimes researcher Shahriar Kabir talks about...

November 23, 2014
November 23, 2014

Interview: Guerrilla Fighter Shahzaman

Shahzaman Mozumder Bir Protik goes back to the heroic days of our 1971 Liberation War and tells the story of the battle of Ashuganj and the Muktibahini's march towards Dhaka.

November 21, 2014
November 21, 2014

Urban Guerrilla Asad Part 1

Muktijoddha (Freedom Fighter) and renowned actor Raisul Islam Asad tells his stories of dangerous guerrilla missions he took part in Dhaka city during the Liberation War in 1971.

November 20, 2014
November 20, 2014

Swadhin Bangla Betar Artist Nasreen

With such ordinary equipment they made so many extraordinary programmes, wonders Nasreen Ahamad, an English news caster and singer of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra.

November 16, 2014
November 16, 2014

Urban Guerrilla Asad Part 2

Muktijoddha (Freedom Fighter) and renowned actor Raisul Islam Asad tells his stories of dangerous guerrilla missions he took part in Dhaka city during the Liberation War in 1971.

November 10, 2014
November 10, 2014

Chittagong Freedom Fighter Haris

Freedom Fighter Md Haris and and his team members used to conduct operations against Pakistani army and their local collaborators under joint command in Chittagong city during the Liberation War in 1971.

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